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Paraglider Strikes Power Line, Crashes Into River: Video

GRAND FORKS COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA, JUL 8 – A paraglider struck a power line causing a spark and fall into the Red River, with no injuries reported, according to local news sources.

  • On the evening of July 8, 2025, a paraglider in Grand Forks, North Dakota, collided with an electrical wire and plunged into the Red River.
  • The man’s parachute made contact with a power line, triggering a visible spark and a loud boom before he plummeted straight into the river.
  • Dusty Howlett captured the incident on video near the Riverside Dam boat ramp and called police immediately around 8:38 p.m. as fire crews responded.
  • A team of 11 first responders deployed two fire engines, a ladder truck, a command vehicle, and a pair of rescue boats to assist the uninjured paraglider back to shore.
  • The paraglider walked away unharmed despite the strong undercurrent, and the video posted by Howlett reflects the rapid and unexpected nature of the event.
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Paraglider crashes into power lines in North Dakota

A paraglider was caught on video flying over the Riverside Dam boat ramp in North Dakota and crashed into power lines and fell into the river. Firefighters rushed to the scene to rescue him.

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See the chilling moment a paraglider collides with a power line

Video caught the moment a paraglider's parachute struck a power line, causing him to crash into a river. The man was unharmed in the incident.

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Terrifying moment a powered parachute pilot crashes into power line

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Paraglider flies into power lines and plunges into river

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Paraglider crashes into power line and falls into North Dakota river

The man was uninjured in the incident, which included a spark, a flame and a splash into the Red River after paragliding into a power line.

·Chicago, United States
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Paraglider strikes power line, crashes into river: Video

A paraglider struck a power line and crashed into the Red River in Grand Forks, North Dakota. It was all captured on video.

·Minneapolis, United States
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NBC San Diego broke the news in San Diego, United States on Monday, July 14, 2025.
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